Furniture top to frame connections



Nov. 3, 1953 w. J. BARGEN FURNITURE TOP TO FRAME CONNECTIONS 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed April 16. 1951 INVENTOR W J. .5 a r 6 72 ATTORNEYS Nov. 3, 1953 w. J. BARGEN FURNITURE TOP TO FRAME CONNECTIONS 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed April 16. 1951 /////I II ///I INVENTORI 1-9; 52 WJBa. ryen ATTORNEYS Patented Nov. 3, 1953 ETED STATES PATENT OFFICE FURNITURE TOP T FRAME CONNECTIONS William James Bargen, Waukegan, 111. Application April 16, 1951, Serial No. 221,232

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a table construction.

An object of this invention is to provide a table construction which includes a top and an improved leg construction.

Another object of this invention is to provide a table which is designed for classrooms or the like and which is so constructed and arranged that, when not in use a series of the tables may be nested together vertically or horizontally, thereby effecting a substantial economy in storage space.

A further object of this invention is to provide in a table connected together pairs of legs with a connecting bar secured between the upper ends of the legs and fixed beneath the top, the connecting bar not only forming additional support for the top, but also bracing the upper ends of the legs.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved leg assembly for tables wherein a pair of legs is connected together by means of a V-shaped integral member, and a connecting bar is fixed between the divergent ends of the V- shaped member.

A further object of this invention is to provide an improved leg assembly which can be secured beneath a top of any suitable shape.

With the above and other objects in view, my invention consists in the arrangement, combination and details of construction disclosed in the drawings and specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Figure 1 is a plan view partly broken away of a table constructed according to an embodiment of this invention;

Figure 2 is a front elevation of a table;

Figure 3 is an end elevation of a table;

Figure 4 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line l4 of Figure 1;

Figure 5 is a transverse sectional view showing the manner in which a series of these tables may be vertically nested together;

Figure 6 is a fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 66 of Figure 1; and

Figure 7 is a side elevation of a series of tables nested together horizontally;

Figure 8 is a top plan view of the nested tables shown diagrammatically in Figure 9; and

Figure 9 is a plan view showing diagrammatically the manner of nesting the tables together vertically.

Referring to the drawings and, first, to Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, the numeral I0 designates generally a table top which in the present instance is of segmental configuration having a convex forward side I I, a concave rear side I2 and radially disposed side edges I3. The top I 0 is supported by means of two pairs of connected together leg assemblies, each generally designated by the numeral I4. The leg assembly I 4 is formed of a pair of legs I5 and I6 which at their upper ends are provided with inwardly curved extensions I1 and I 8, respectively, and the curved extensions I! and I8 merge into a V-shaped horizontal upper portion I9. The V-shaped member I9 is secured beneath the top Ill by means of fastening members 20 which engage through the inner convergent ends of the V-shaped member I 9.

A horizontal straight connecting bar 2| is secured as by welding or the like to the convex outer sides of the curved extensions l1 and I 8, and the upper side of the connecting bar 2| is in the same plane as the upper side of the V-shaped member I9 and is adapted to be secured to the top ID by fastening members 22 The connecting bar 2i is disposed closely adjacent the side edges I3 of the top I0, and in the present instance the legs I5 and I6 are disposed in outwardly extended position with respect to the side edges I3 of the top I0 so that a series of these tables may be superposed one upon the other in nested form.

A shelf 23 is disposed below the top I0 being parallel therewith, and the shelf 23 is secured to the legs I5 and It by means of angle brackets 24 secured by fastening members 25 to the shelf 23 and by fastening members 26 to the legs I8. When the tables are disposed in superposed and nested position the shelf of an upper table will rest on the upper side of a lower table top as shown in Figure 5.

It will be understood that where the shelf 23 is omitted the leg assemblies I4 may be set inwardly or outwardly from the side edges I3 of the top and that the top I0 may assume any suitable configuration with which the leg assemblies may be associated.

In Figs. 7 and 8 there is shown the manner in which these tables may be horizontally nested together, whereas in Figure 9 there is shown the manner in which these tables are nested together vertically.

These leg assemblies I4 are preferably formed out of tubular metal, and the provision of the connecting bar on the upper portions of the legs and the outer ends of the V-shaped member which is integral with the legs provides a means for rigidly securing the legs together and also provides additional support between the legs and the top.

Where the leg units are positioned with the legs flush with or slightly inwardly from the marginal edges of the top, the tables may be nested together vertically by turning an upper table so that the corners of the top will be positioned between a pair of legs of a lower table.

In the horizontal nesting of the tables which is shown in Figs. 7 and 8 the shelf is omitted and the degree of telescoping of one table relative to another will depend on relative positions of the leg assemblies with respect to the side edges of the tops.

What is claimed is:

In a table having a fiat top, supporting means for said top comprising a pair of oppositely extending horizontally disposed 'V-shaped members engageable beneath the table top, downwardly curved extensions carried by the divergent ends of said members, a pair of downwardly projecting legs integral with said extensions, and a tie bar fixed to the convex outer sides of said extensions and disposed the horizontal plane of the upper sides of said V-shaped members, said bar projecting laterally beyond said extensions and cooperating with said V-shaped members in forming a rigid top support while simultaneously holding the upper ends of said legs and said extensions against spreading.

WILLIAM JAIVIES BARGEN.

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